Tell Your Story #40: The Power Of Perseverance

Good evening beautiful ladies, trust you all are doing great? I am here again to participate in the "Tell your story contest week 40" and I'm so excited to be here to share my little wins with you all. Firstly, let me appreciate our amiable moderator @ruthjoe who saw the light in storytelling and decided to engage everyone of us here by organizing this contest. Thank you so much ma'am, you're doing a great job and your efforts won't be in vain.

Last weekend, precisely on Friday 4th April, 2015. I was privileged to be among the matriculants of the 32nd matriculation ceremony of the University of Uyo, Uyo. The journey started few years ago but unfortunately after I secured the first admission, there was no money for me to resume school immediately and I was advised to defer the admission but since my instincts wasn't in agreement, I didn't do it. Since then, I've gotten lots of advice like "pick Jamb form again" and others and my response would be "give me money for school fees first so I could take this advice into consideration".

I did lots of jobs to be able to save up money for my education, marketing job, sales representative, cleaner, office girl and class assistant to mention but a few. I decided to pick Jamb form again last year and I performed well I'm the examination and was offered admission. I resumed school this year like every other students who were offered admission but I think there are slight differences between the other students and I which amongst many others are, I'm a self sponsored student so I wouldn't indulge in anything that will not add value to my life as a student and I work too to pay my fees so I might not hang around school after lectures to gist about irrelevant things with friends.

At first, it seemed we were not going to do the matriculation this semester because examination date was fixed and exam timetable released but a week to the examination, it was postponed and matriculation ceremony was fixed. I called my parents and informed them and they were happy for me, I also informed some of my friends. Finally, Friday came and I was officially welcomed into the University of Uyo, Uyo. Though my parents couldn't make it to the ceremony because of high cost of transportation fare, they still sent in their support and I was grateful for it.

Few friends came around and celebrated with me. It was the most exciting day of my life, atlas I got to further my education! I know this is just the beginning, greater things are coming and I'm ready to embrace every opportunity that comes my way despite the challenges that comes with it.